Hey everyone! It's that time of year again and I'm looking for opinions on my upgrade.

My current specs are to the left and I'm upgrading for the sake of.. upgrading oh, and gaming.

My budget is around $450 before taxes but I can stretch it a little. With that said, I'm hell-bent on getting the Crosshair V so my options right now are either the Phenom II X6 1090T or the FX-8120 paired up with some Mushkin Blacklines.

I'm definitely planning to overclock with my Corsair A70. My question is, should I get the FX-8120 or the 1090T? I read quite a few people saying that they'd much rather get the 1090T over the FX-8120. I know that Bulldozer uses more power and performs worse clock-for-clock compared to Thuban, but I'm honestly just looking for the best framerates. The FX-8120 clocks much higher than Thuban, this would result in better framerates right? Or, would they still perform relatively the same when they're overclocked to their limit on air?

I wasn't expecting that many votes for the 1090T Alright, the 1090T it is! Hopefully I can get least 4.0GHz. Thanks everyone! Oh, and one final question, would the 1090T at 4.0GHz be a considerable upgrade from the Q8200 at 3.20GHz?

I love the look of ASUS' UEFI bios, so I don't think I'll ever be buying Gigabyte, or any other manufacturer's motherboard. With that said, the minimum I was willing to look at was the Sabertooth P67 in the Intel route, which costs around $190. I asked myself, "why would I buy this when I could buy the Crosshair V for only $25 more." Of course, this comes at the cost of a weaker CPU, but I can't stop admiring the Crosshair V Formula and all of its features

I wouldn't say dead set, but quite firm. I know that the 2500K would hold a significant advantage against the 1090T in general, but I'm a sucker for a good (looking and functional) bios and the looks of a premium motherboard. Red and black makes my computer go faster

I wouldn't say dead set, but quite firm. I know that the 2500K would hold a significant advantage against the 1090T in general, but I'm a sucker for a good (looking and functional) bios and the looks of a premium motherboard. Red and black makes my computer go faster

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You should be able to find a motherboard that fits your "needs" that goes with a 2500K.

Wish there was more availability and less of a price difference in Canada for the ASRock, it costs over $300 for one and only one place sells it - newegg.ca

Hmm.. I would be willing to give the EVGA one a try, but would you personally recommend it? I've looked at it before several times but it costs quite a bit more than the P67 Sabertooth and Crosshair V. Its bios layout also looks really outdated compared to any other manufacturer.

Wish there was more availability and less of a price difference in Canada for the ASRock, it costs over $300 for one and only one place sells it - newegg.ca

Hmm.. I would be willing to give the EVGA one a try, but would you personally recommend it? I've looked at it before several times but it costs quite a bit more than the P67 Sabertooth and Crosshair V. Its bios layout also looks really outdated compared to any other manufacturer.

Ah, more to think about - now I'm leaning more towards the 2500K and the EVGA Z68 FTW since I know the 2500K is a lot better. It is a bit more expensive but.. hmm, I'll post pictures and benches of whatever I decide to get